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chervilant

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3. Addictive food
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 10:52 PM
Feb 2013

is the underpinning of several massive industries:

* the diet industry

* the health care industry

* the exercise industry

* the drug industry

* the agri-business industry

*the pesticide and herbicide industry

Plus, it's a big bonus that most addictive foods keep us anesthetized, or completely depressed.

No one wants to hear about how heart disease, obesity, osteoporosis, and diabetes are directly linked to the animal products and processed foods we over-consume. Sad, really ...

The Answer: Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #1
Heh jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #2
rednecks smoke and grow cannabis ThomThom Feb 2013 #6
Addictive food chervilant Feb 2013 #3
No hamburger. Cheeseburger! longship Feb 2013 #4
Overeaters Anonymous chervilant Feb 2013 #15
My mother was in OA for years and is in recovery herself. aptal Feb 2013 #17
As a recovering addict, I see your comparison as apples to oranges. aptal Feb 2013 #5
Depends on how far down you've sunk jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #8
Doing something because you are hungry, which is natural aptal Feb 2013 #12
depending on your food sensitivities jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #14
Please see my response (15) above chervilant Feb 2013 #16
The drugs you mention are probably far stronger in addictive effect. OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #7
Well jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #10
I think it's really a very blurry line. OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #11
This is true jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #13
Sugar is the gateway drug. Marie Marie Feb 2013 #9
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